Arms, weapons, gold ornaments, cash seized from train

Rourkela, Apr 5 (UNI) Rourkela GRP have seized two pistols, a revolver, 62 packets of gold ornament and Rs 1,36,670 in cash from the Samaleswari Express here late last night.

Police said all the arms, weapons, gold and money were packed in a cotton bag and abandoned in the train.

They believed that the gold and money amount were looted from the Dharmasala branch of the State Bank of India at Sonepur a few days back.

The Dharmasala Bank Manager had already identified the gold ornaments.

Meanwhile, a police team comprising Dharmasala police and Rourkela GRP investigating the case had detained a person at Chakradharpur in Jharkhand in connection with the incident.

Further investigation was on.

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